Journey to the West Creation Technique

This is not a deserted island!

It is an unknown coastline in the Southern Wilderness State.

If Qiao Zhi is leaving with Cai Yiheng, then what am I supposed to do staying?

Do you want to live with cows?

Besides, the Southern Desolate State is fraught with danger; any random monster that comes out could chew you up and turn you into poop.

The only way to survive is to cling to powerful figures!

Having understood this, Lu Chengjun immediately cupped his hands and bowed respectfully, saying, "I am willing to follow you, Immortal Master, and I hope you will not abandon me."

Cai Yiheng shook his head, his tone tinged with difficulty: "This Southern Desolate Continent is teeming with demonic beasts of all kinds. The Feathered Dragon is merely the most common ferocious demon; besides it, there are also powerful beings like the Ghost-Faced Yaksha, comparable to those at the Foundation Establishment stage... Alas, I am only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, barely able to protect myself... It's truly..."

"Senior brother!" Qiao Zhi looked slightly flustered. "You have to take me with you."

Cai Yiheng paused for a moment, then nodded: "I will definitely bring you along, but if I do, then I..."

He took out a magical artifact, a small, transparent flag, its surface glistening with swirling clouds.

Cai Yiheng held the magical artifact in his palm and explained, "This Mist Concealment Banner can hide one's figure and conceal one's aura, but it is more than enough to protect one person. It is a bit of a stretch for two people, and if three people are traveling together... it is very easy to expose our whereabouts. This Southern Desolate State is full of dangers, and we really cannot afford to be careless in the slightest."

Qiao Zhi looked at Lu Chengjun, whose face was full of anticipation.

Senior Brother Cai is kind-hearted and always gentle. If he insists on taking this mortal along...

Hesitation will inevitably lead to chaos!

A cold glint flashed in Qiao Zhi's eyes, then she deliberately softened her voice and said, "Young Master Lu... after we leave, if you are left here alone, you will surely be devoured by the monsters and die without a burial place."

Lu Chengjun nodded hurriedly: "That's true, you're a good person to the end, take me with you."

"Sigh..." Qiao Zhi sighed softly, "Rather than let you perish in the belly of a monster, I'd rather bury you here myself, thus fulfilling the bond we formed after knowing each other."

Lu Chengjun: "...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Qiao Zhi suddenly made her move, her five fingers gripping Lu Chengjun's throat like iron clamps.

Those slender hands, though delicate, now possessed astonishing strength. Before Lu Chengjun could even cry out in surprise, his face flushed red and his eyes wide open.

"Qiao Zhi! That's enough." Cai Yiheng stepped forward and raised his hand to stop her.

Qiao Zhi glanced at her senior brother, her grip firm but her tone still gentle: "Senior brother, we are in danger, we cannot afford to be soft-hearted."

As soon as she finished speaking, her jade-like hand tightened again.

"Qiao Zhi!" Cai Yiheng grabbed her wrist, his expression turning stern. "There's no need for that!"

Taking advantage of the situation, Lu Chengjun broke free, staggered back two steps, coughed a few times while covering his throat, and said with a wry smile, "Two immortal masters, you may leave. Just let me fend for myself here. Life and death are predestined. Even if I am eaten by a demon beast, that is my fate. There is no need for you to worry about me, young lady."

"Moo—" Not far away, the old water buffalo slowly raised its head and let out a low moo.

It's as if it's saying: In broad daylight, under the clear sky, there are bystanders everywhere.

Cai Yiheng looked at Lu Chengjun and sighed deeply: "Junior Sister Qiao, let's go."

After saying that, he turned and left.

He also came to terms with reality; he couldn't possibly take two people with him.

One is a junior sister from the Qingyun Sect, and the other is a complete stranger. There is no need to consider how to choose.

Qiao Zhi quickly caught up and explained softly, "Senior brother, please don't misunderstand. I'm not a cruel person. I just... I just wanted to leave this Young Master Lu with a complete corpse, so that he wouldn't be buried in the belly of a demon and have no remains left."

"Never mind..." Cai Yiheng said without turning his head, "No need to explain."

Qiao Zhi gave a soft "Mmm," behaving as obediently as a kitten.

Lu Chengjun watched the two figures leave, feeling both resentful and angry.

This is not a paradise at all, but the desolate Southern Underworld State fraught with danger at every turn.

He had been looking forward to sleeping with Miss Qiao tonight, but unexpectedly, this woman wanted to kill him.

"You slut! I'd rather sleep with a cow than with you!" Lu Chengjun roared loudly to himself.

The buffalo, which was grazing, unexpectedly looked up and glanced at the scene.

Lu Chengjun didn't notice; he turned to look at the dead Yu Long beside him.

I was hungry too.

But how do you cook such a big piece of meat?

Lu Chengjun first tried plucking the hair.

The feathers were exceptionally tough and could not be pulled off at all.

Let's just burn it.

He found a suitable stick and tried to start a fire by rubbing it together, but even after rubbing his hands until they ached, he couldn't produce a single spark.

On one hand, they were starving, and on the other hand, they couldn't start a fire.

Anyway, I don't have many days left to live, so I might as well eat raw meat.

Lu Chengjun swung his gleaming steel knife and began to slash.

This feathered dragon truly lived up to its reputation as a demonic beast; even in death, its muscles remained terrifyingly firm. Every strike felt like cutting into a century-old vine, leaving no gaps in its flesh.

He struggled mightily to barely manage to cut off a piece of meat with feathers still attached.

Looking at the bloody chunks of flesh, he closed his eyes and stuffed them directly into his mouth.

When you try to chew, you find that you can't bite anything at all.

It doesn't matter...

It's all intact.

Swallow it directly.

The hunger subsided, but my stomach felt slightly uncomfortable.

Immediately afterwards, he felt his hands and head go numb, and he lost sensation in all his limbs.

It felt as if a huge rock was pressing on my chest; my lips were numb, my tongue was stiff, my eyes were unfocused, I had difficulty breathing, and the whole world seemed to blur.

Suddenly, the cow appeared!

A sound, sometimes near, sometimes far, rang in my ears...

"I heard you want to sleep with me?"

"Come on... let's play ball first!"

The cow lowered its head, and its rough tongue came close to his mouth.

Wow!

I threw up!

The entire chunk of raw, hairy meat, along with the sour and bitter gastric juices, gushed out.

My body was still a little numb, but the suffocating feeling had disappeared.

His mind gradually cleared.

The water buffalo was right beside him, its huge head tilted as it stared at him.

This cow just helped me vomit.

Thank goodness I threw up!

Otherwise, they would die.

You really can't just eat the flesh and blood of these monsters.

As for the cow speaking human language just now, that was probably an illusion...

"You, a mere mortal, dare to devour the flesh and blood of a demon beast? You truly have no regard for your own life." A deep male voice rang in my ears.

Lu Chengjun: "..."

"Who? Who's speaking?"

"It's me," the water buffalo said again.

Looking at the large water buffalo so close to him, Lu Chengjun's pupils dilated in shock, then he smiled with relief: "Hehe... I'm still not fully awake."

After saying that, Lu Chengjun closed his eyes and fell asleep.

The water buffalo kicked Lu Chengjun with its hoof and continued, "You little brat, you're courting death! You devoured the flesh and blood of a demon beast; its essence was so potent that your stomach couldn't handle it. The demonic energy surged through your meridians; if you hadn't vomited it out in time, your pulse would have been severed and your soul scattered."

Lu Chengjun was taken aback: "Why are you talking?"

Even if I explained it to you, you wouldn't understand.

Lu Chengjun: "..."

"You must remember, a mortal body cannot digest the flesh and blood of demonic beasts. Even for ordinary cultivators, eating the flesh and blood of demonic beasts raw is tantamount to courting death," the water buffalo continued.

"I understand. I won't eat the flesh and blood of demonic beasts again," Lu Chengjun said, barely managing to sit up straight.

"Although you have vomited out most of the demonic beast's flesh and blood, there is still demonic poison in your body, which is enough to kill you."

Lu Chengjun was slightly taken aback: "Then what should I do?"

"Naturally, it is refined by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

Lu Chengjun looked troubled: "You're talking about methods of cultivating immortality, but I... I don't have spiritual roots."

The buffalo gave him a deep look: "You do."